updated 03:30 pm EDT, Mon June 11, 2007

Samsung T9 Plus

Samsung has just released the T9+, a new version of its pocket music player. The Korean maker dubs the player the Third Story for its status as the third generation of the company's jukebox. Where the second-generation T9B offers Bluetooth for headphones, the T9+ adds a player-to-player game function: owners can play games with any of the devices inside a 30-foot radius. At least five games are already available with multiplayer built-in.

Many of the features of the earlier T9s are intact, with MP3/WMA audio supported by 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB of storage. The T9+ is already available for Korea, but a North American version will require software updates for English-language versions of games and the interface itself. [viaMobileWhack]